Posts filed under 'Drama'
THE SEVEN FACES OF JANE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Jane (Gillian Jacobs) drops her daughter off at sleepaway camp and drives away from her mundane life into an exciting odyssey on the road. Jane’s obstacles, connections and moments were created playing a game of exquisite corpse–a method of creating art by collectively assembling random parts to create a whole.”
1/15/23- Terrible reviews from the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 15th, 2023
SAINT OMER- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Saint-Omer court of law. Young novelist Rama attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. But as the trial continues, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama’s convictions and call into question our own judgement.”
1/154/23- Excellent reviews from the critics and awful ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 15th, 2023
DOG GONE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After a young man and his beloved dog are separated on the Appalachian Trail, he and his father must begin a desperate search to find him before it’s too late. Based on an incredible true story of humanity and everyday heroism.”
1/15/23- Poor reviews by the critics and fair to good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 15th, 2023
ALCARRAS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In a small village in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, this tight-knit group suddenly faces eviction — and the loss of far more than their home.”
1/7/23- Very good reviews from the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama. foreign
January 7th, 2023
MARS ONE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing inauguration of a far-right extremist president. A lower-middle-class Black family, they feel the strain of their new reality as the political dust settles. Tércia, the mother, reinterprets her world after an unexpected encounter leaves her wondering if she’s cursed. Her husband, Wellington, puts all of his hopes into the soccer career of their son, Deivinho, who reluctantly follows his father’s ambitions despite secretly aspiring to study astrophysics and colonize Mars.”
1/7/23- Very good reviews by the critics and terrible ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 7th, 2023
A MAN CALLED OTTO- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down.”
1/1/23- Poor reviews by most critics and excellent ones by audiences. I enjoyed it very much. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 1st, 2023
WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Discovered by record executive Clive Davis, Whitney Houston rises to fame in the 1980s to become one of the greatest singers of her generation.”
12/30/2022- The critics panned this biopic– audiences liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 30th, 2022
LIVING- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “LIVING is the story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.”
12/30/22- Excellent reviews from the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 30th, 2022
NO BEARS- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “NO BEARS portrays two parallel love stories. In both, the lovers are troubled by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition and the mechanics of power.”
12/30/22- Excellent reviews by the critics for this Persian language drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 30th, 2022
WOMEN TALKING- 12/2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.”
12/29/2022- Excellent reviews for this drama and I found it interesting. TRDB.
Tags: drama. foreign
December 29th, 2022
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